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Pennsylvania · Public charity

United Way of Lancaster County

To advance the education, economic mobility, and health of our community by mobilizing resources, people, and organizations.

$3.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
40%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$18,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,488,869
Organizations funded a year
7 to 30
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$7.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 40% of the organizations United Way of Lancaster County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving29$3.6M31%
FY202430$3.2M40%
FY202328$3.1M43%
FY202219$2.5M63%
FY20217$2.5M71%
FY202016$3.7M13%
FY201925$4.1M24%
FY201823$3.9M30%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$5.9MHuman Services$4.8MFood & Nutrition$3.5MEducation$3.4MPhilanthropy$1.7MEmployment$916kCommunity Improvement$884kYouth Development$845kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Nurse-Family Partnership$3,951,54334%
Lancaster General Health$3,193,39023%
Lancaster General Hospital$1,565,12560%
Literacy Council of Lanc-Leb Lva$1,087,375464%
The Factory Ministries$1,057,856734%
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County Inc$1,015,94651%
Luthercare$831,30660%
Lancaster County Workforce Development Board$825,0003n/a
Ephrata Public Library$680,903325%
Elizabethtown College$596,45630%
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All grantees of United Way of Lancaster County by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Nurse-Family Partnership$3,951,54334%
Lancaster General Health$3,193,39023%
Lancaster General Hospital$1,565,12560%
Literacy Council of Lanc-Leb Lva$1,087,375464%
The Factory Ministries$1,057,856734%
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County Inc$1,015,94651%
Luthercare$831,30660%
Lancaster County Workforce Development Board$825,0003n/a
Ephrata Public Library$680,903325%
Elizabethtown College$596,45630%
Plant the Seed of Learning Inc$292,1244100%
Lancaster Education Foundation$212,670138%
Lancaster County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities$212,3843n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster Inc$189,94026%
New Hope Community Life Ministry$169,714421%
Bright Side Opportunities Corporati$151,50047%
United Churches of Elizabethtown Area$143,896210%
Lancaster County Food Hub$134,17223%
Assets Lancaster$129,00025%
Lancaster Day Care Center$120,00016%
Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association$116,28520%
Tenfold$115,25231%
Midpenn Legal Services$113,45921%
Arbor Place Inc$110,00048%
Pennsylvania Furniture Mission$110,000228%
Parish Resource Center Inc$100,000411%
The Loft Community Partnership$90,000216%
Union Community Care$83,00020%
Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services$82,25024%
Swan Scaling Walls a Note at a Time$81,500316%
Columbia Presbyterian Church$77,7503n/a
Lancaster Health Center$72,24910%
Lancaster-Lebanon Education Foundat$70,000217%
Valley Youth House Committee Inc$60,12520%
Community Service Group$58,8281n/a
Meals on Wheels Inc$55,000210%
Milagro House Inc$55,00032%
Patients R Waiting Inc$50,00025%
Girls on the Run of Lancaster$50,00024%
The Common Wheel$50,00025%
Ephrata Area Social Services$47,00015%
Homefields$46,480120%
Lets Go 123$41,891122%
Casa of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties$40,00025%
Mental Health America of Lancaster County$38,00018%
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council Inc$38,00011%
Lancaster Recreation Commission$37,7003n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster County$35,00020%
The Lodge Life Services Inc$34,72514%
Franklin & Marshall College$30,55010%
Arch Street Center Inc$30,00023%
Halfway Environment for Alcoholics Recovering Inc$30,00011%
Music for Everyone$28,00052%
The Edible Classroom$25,000110%
Lancaster Lgbtq Coalition$25,0001n/a
Lancaster Country Day School$24,00040%
Lancaster Moravian Church$22,2752n/a
Goodwill Keystone Area$20,00010%
Advantage Lancaster$17,70024%
Bench Mark Program$17,00011%
Spanish American Civic Association for Equality Inc$16,40020%
African American Cultural Alliance Inc$15,0001n/a
Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity Inc$15,00010%
Good Samaritan Services$14,00010%
Solanco Neighborhood Ministries$10,0001n/a
Anchor Lancaster$10,00011%
The Hourglass Foundation$10,00018%
YWCA Lancaster$10,00010%
San Juan Bautista Catholic Church$8,7003n/a
Lancaster Redevelopment Fund$8,34016%
Wellspan Health$7,37010%
Lancaster Science Center$6,70030%
The Faith Tabernacle Transportation Development Inc$4,7003n/a
Crispus Attucks Community Center Inc$3,00011%
Church World Service Inc$2,30010%
The Mix at Arbor Place$2,0001n/a
Shalom Partnership of Lancasterinc$1,50016%
Lancaster Public Library$1,50010%
Demuth Foundation$1,0001n/a

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($12M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Lancaster County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 66 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNurse-Family Partnership: $3,951,543 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetLancaster General Health: $3,193,390 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetLancaster General Hospital: $1,565,125 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Council of Lanc-Leb Lva: $1,087,375 over 4y, 64% of budgetThe Factory Ministries: $1,057,856 over 7y, 34% of budgetCommunity Action Partnership of Lancaster County Inc: $1,015,946 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetLuthercare: $831,306 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetEphrata Public Library: $680,903 over 3y, 25% of budgetElizabethtown College: $596,456 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPlant the Seed of Learning Inc: $292,124 over 4y, 100% of budgetLancaster Education Foundation: $212,670 over 1y, 38% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lancaster Inc: $189,940 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetNew Hope Community Life Ministry: $169,714 over 4y, 21% of budgetBright Side Opportunities Corporati: $151,500 over 4y, 6.9% of budgetUnited Churches of Elizabethtown Area: $143,896 over 2y, 10% of budgetLancaster County Food Hub: $134,172 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetAssets Lancaster: $129,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetLancaster Day Care Center: $120,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetLancaster Emergency Medical Services Association: $116,285 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTenfold: $115,252 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMidpenn Legal Services: $113,459 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetArbor Place Inc: $110,000 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetPennsylvania Furniture Mission: $110,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetParish Resource Center Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetThe Loft Community Partnership: $90,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetUnion Community Care: $83,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetElizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services: $82,250 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetSwan Scaling Walls a Note at a Time: $81,500 over 3y, 16% of budgetLancaster Health Center: $72,249 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLancaster-Lebanon Education Foundat: $70,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetValley Youth House Committee Inc: $60,125 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetMilagro House Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetPatients R Waiting Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetGirls on the Run of Lancaster: $50,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetThe Common Wheel: $50,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetEphrata Area Social Services: $47,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetHomefields: $46,480 over 1y, 20% of budgetLets Go 123: $41,891 over 1y, 22% of budgetCasa of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties: $40,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetMental Health America of Lancaster County: $38,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetThe Pennsylvania Dutch Council Inc: $38,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Lancaster County: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lodge Life Services Inc: $34,725 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $30,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArch Street Center Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetHalfway Environment for Alcoholics Recovering Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMusic for Everyone: $28,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 66.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lancaster County Comm…The Steinman Foundati…High FoundationClark Associates Char…Central Pennsylvania …Ferree FoundationPryor E & Arlene R Ne…City Limits FoundationPpl FoundationTouchstone Foundation…The Abigail L Longene…Fulton Family Foundat…
Lancaster County Community FoundationPA114× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lancaster County Community Foundation · The Steinman Foundation · High Foundation · Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Ferree Foundation · Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust · City Limits Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Touchstone Foundation Supporting Organization · The Abigail L Longenecker Memorial Foundation · Fulton Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About United Way of Lancaster County

How much does United Way of Lancaster County give?
United Way of Lancaster County reported 29 grants totaling $3,654,562 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 30 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of Lancaster County fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (19%), Human Services (15%), Food & Nutrition (12%).
Who are United Way of Lancaster County's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Nurse-Family Partnership ($4.0M), Lancaster General Health ($3.2M), Lancaster General Hospital ($1.6M).
Does United Way of Lancaster County fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Lancaster County?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lancaster County Community Foundation, The Steinman Foundation, High Foundation.
Where is United Way of Lancaster County based?
United Way of Lancaster County is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 90 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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